Americans and Canadians culture Q&A Thread.

[E&Cmom]

Pineapple on pizza? Do Canadians do this or is this just an American thing?

Apparently it was invented in Canada.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Apparently it was invented in Canada.

Canadians can’t stop trying to be as American as they can.

 

[E&Cmom]

Canadians can’t stop trying to be as American as they can.

it was invented by a Greek immigrant

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z2vftrd

 

[ronandannette]

Pineapple on pizza? Do Canadians do this or is this just an American thing?

You don't (generally) see pineapple thrown on random types of pizza. Hawaiian is a specific thing; ham and pineapple. I'm confident there isn't a pizza place in the nation without Hawaiian on the menu.

ETA: And, pretty much all Canadians like it (of course this is a generalization), unlike the Americans who apparently often find it abhorrent.

 

[Buzz Rules]

it was invented by a Greek immigrant

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z2vftrd

Cool.

 

[Buzz Rules]

You don't (generally) see pineapple thrown on random types of pizza. Hawaiian is a specific thing; ham and pineapple. I'm confident there isn't a pizza place in the nation without Hawaiian on the menu.

Same here in America.

 

[NAB]

Well there is a pizza here called Canadian.

Pepperoni,mushroom and bacon. It’s even sold as a frozen pizza…lol

 

[tvguy]

Well there is a pizza here called Canadian.

Pepperoni,mushroom and bacon. It’s even sold as a frozen pizza…lol

How can a Canadian pizza not have Canadian Bacon on it?

 

[Buzz Rules]

How can a Canadian pizza not have Canadian Bacon on it?

These are the real questions to ask…

 

[tvguy]

You don't (generally) see pineapple thrown on random types of pizza. Hawaiian is a specific thing; ham and pineapple. I'm confident there isn't a pizza place in the nation without Hawaiian on the menu.

ETA: And, pretty much all Canadians like it (of course this is a generalization), unlike the Americans who apparently often find it abhorrent.

Our favorite pizza place does not offer a Hawaiian pizza as a menu item. But you can make one with the create your own menu.
http://www.markandmonicaspizza.com/menu.html
The Pizza Hut chain offers a Hawaiian pizza, but it is made with Chicken, not ham. https://www.pizzahut.com/index.php?menu=pizza#/menu/pizza/new-spicy-lovers

 

[ronandannette]

How can a Canadian pizza not have Canadian Bacon on it?

Because there's nothing in Canada known as Canadian bacon. It's back-bacon here.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Because there's nothing in Canada known as Canadian bacon. It's back-bacon here.

Can you find American bacon in Canada?

 

[ronandannette]

Can you find American bacon in Canada?

IDK - maybe. What is it?

 

[prairie_girl]

Can you find American bacon in Canada?

You mean bacon? Of course we can.

 

[prairie_girl]

How can a Canadian pizza not have Canadian Bacon on it?

What’s Canadian bacon in your mind? Because we certainly don’t have anything called Canadian bacon here.

 

[Buzz Rules]

You mean bacon? Of course we can.

Well, we call your version of bacon a form of ham so….. Also @prairie_girl, what’s with the angry face in post #1,602? It’s only a joke.

 

[Buzz Rules]

What’s Canadian bacon in your mind? Because we certainly don’t have anything called Canadian bacon here.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/canadian-bacon-vs-bacon#what-is-canadian-bacon

 

[Aladora]

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/canadian-bacon-vs-bacon#what-is-canadian-bacon

Yeah, we don't really call it Canadian Bacon here. I don't think I have ever seen it called that in grocery stores.

When I search for it at my local grocery chain I get this message:

No results found


We're sorry, we could not find any matches for "canadian bacon" in Products.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Yeah, we don't really call it Canadian Bacon here. I don't think I have ever seen it called that in grocery stores.

When I search for it at my local grocery chain I get this message:

No results found


We're sorry, we could not find any matches for "canadian bacon" in Products.

Is our version called American bacon in the grocery stores in Canada?

 

[Aladora]

Is our version called American bacon in the grocery stores in Canada?

It's just called "bacon".